Chinese symbol for “proviso”
但书
dàn shū
Traditional: 但書
proviso; qualifying clause
The closest CC-CEDICT match for proviso is 但书 (dàn shū), defined as: proviso; qualifying clause.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 但书.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 但愿 (但願) | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 非但 | fēi dàn | not only |
| 但凡 | dàn fán | every single; as long as |
| 书记 (書記) | shū ji | secretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe |
| 秘书 (秘書) | mì shū | secretary |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “proviso”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.